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#66 Stephanie McMahon (FCBA 10-12-1, 10 KOs; Other 0-2) versus #10 Alice Sabatini (FCBA 13-7, 13 KOs)
(Carnation Creations vs. Italians Boxing Better)
Results: Lookout! Boxing / Story: Carnation Creations
Before the fight: As a compromise between Carnation Creation's headquarters in the state of Connecticut in the United States, and Italians Boxing Better's headquarters in the country of Italy, this fight will take place in Stade Michel d'Ornano. This stadium is located in Caen, France, in the Normandie region.
In contrast to her JMDD bout earlier this month, Stephanie McMahon approached this fight in a subdued manner. Losing the JMDD rubber match to Alexandra Daddario stung her pride to the point that Stephanie couldn't even feign any hyperbole on her appearance at the Normandie Sports podcast to gin up interest for this fight.
"My fights have been going up and down like a rollercoaster since my return to the FCBA this summer. I need to get my head together before I start hyping myself up. I know Alice is a powerful opponent, and I will prepare for her youth and power accordingly." Stephanie remarked in the most viral segment of this interview
Alice was too busy in her home country of Italy while promoting voter participation in the past weekend's national elections to comment on this fight.
Because Paige Spiranac was busy fighting on this card, Stephanie entered the ring with nameless corner maidens employed by Carnation Creations. Stephanie arrived with a raven-black robe, and a girl undressed her in the ring to display:
strikingly black, plain gloves,
a dark matter black sports bra, fitting her form as expected from a lineal bout,
black boxing shorts that conform themselves around the CEO's tree trunk thighs.
Alice came to the ring surrounded by IBB maidens in an Italian flag-themed robe. When she went to the center of the ring, she revealed:
bright pink gloves,
rose-colored sports bra,
pink shorts that formed around her model legs.
Both fighters touch gloves with eagerness in the center of the ring, and the fight is on!
Round 1: Right out of the gates, Alice takes advantage of her youth and strength to bully Stephanie against the ropes, forcing the veteran back as Stephanie deploys an early clinch to tie Alice up. However, the Italiana quickly slips out of the clinch and delivers a right hook to Stephanie's temple for her troubles. The rest of the round continues from that early spat, and Alice sticks and moves with light jabs. The recent birthday girl flees around the ring, spending valuable stamina to avoid an early knockdown. The round ends without much action, and Alice leads the scoreboards by a comprehensive 10-8 margin to reward her for her offense.
Round 2: The Carnation corner only had a few minutes to think up a new fight plan between rounds. It pays dividends immediately as Stephanie plays the outside game and wins a tangly game, using precise shots to get Alice off track and frustrate the Italian. Alice has been learning on the job the past few years, but Stephanie's longevity leads her hands to strike Alice at the range and evade the younger beauty's attacks. Stephanie wins the points narrowly in this round, training 18-19.
Round 3: Building off of the success of the last round, Stephanie dares to go closer in, using long uppercuts and jab-cross combinations to hurt Alice. This strategy is a risk, but it also works, with Alice walking into some of the smaller shots. As the first minute goes by, expert viewers believe that the Italian deliberately walks into Stephanie's punches and thinks she's trying to lure Stephanie in. The CEO seems not to notice this plan and continues firing away, oblivious to Alice "magically" dodging only the most brutal punch at the end of the combination. Stephanie wins the points narrowly in this round again, tying the scorecards 28-28.
Round 4: Stephanie gets enough encouragement to go close range against Alice, and immediately Alice rocks her chin with a high right uppercut. Stephanie is a mess for the rest of the round, clinching hard on Alice to stay standing while Alice tees off on her body. The front row could hear the model rearranging the Billion Dollar Princess' guts and her sweat flying after every stomach and chest punch. By the end of the round, Stephanie has a bloody lip, and her corner needs to help just a bit to get her seated on the stool. Alice wins the round incredibly, taking back the scoring lead 38-36.
Round 5: Heading into this round, both fighters try different styles - Stephanie at range, Alice close - and their attacks conflict. The end comes when Stephanie hits three jabs at Alice's guard, and Alice ducks the incoming cross. Alice tries for a right uppercut, barely deflected off Stephanie's elbows. Stephanie shoots a left hook and tries to tie Alice up. The left hook hits Alice's liver, and she freezes for a few seconds, letting Stephanie attack her stomach, before collapsing on her gloves and knees, in shock and pale-faced. Alice tries to reach for the ropes at seven, but she's too far away and collapses while crawling there at 9. Stephanie McMahon wins by KO in the 5th round!
After the fight: Right after Stephanie's shock KO win, she immediately high-tails it out of the ring, leaving Alice and her staff at IBB to wonder precisely what happened here.
"I still can't believe that I won. Alice was strong and fit, but I overcame her with the right punches in the right places." Stephanie said to an ESPN France affiliate, grinning from ear to ear as she applied ice on her bruises. "Alice has more to learn about welterweight boxing before she's ready for more big girls like me." |
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